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Willem II Tilburg – AFC Ajax

Willem II Tilburg 18th in Eredivisie Home 1.35 projected goals by the model
AFC Ajax 5th in Eredivisie Away 2.32 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.35 2.32
Willem II Tilburg AFC Ajax
Willem II Tilburg
19%
Draw
22%
AFC Ajax
59%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Willem II Tilburg Draw AFC Ajax
Fair odds 5.31 4.50 1.70
Total goals
3.66
Over 2.5 goals
73%
Both teams to score
72%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 7 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans AFC Ajax

59% AFC Ajax to win

Attack
2nd vs 18th
AFC Ajax attack v Willem II Tilburg defence
Defence
5th vs 13th
AFC Ajax defence v Willem II Tilburg attack
Recent xG form
+1.40 vs -1.00
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.35 – 2.32
Willem II Tilburg v AFC Ajax

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 7 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Willem II Tilburg and AFC Ajax compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Willem II Tilburg AFC Ajax
xG / match 1.29 · 13th (better) 2.65 · 3rd
xGA / match 2.28 · 17th (better) 1.25 · 4th
xGD / match -0.99 · 15th (better) +1.40 · 5th
xPts / match 0.79 · 16th (better) 2.20 · 4th
Last 6 xGD / match -1.00 (better) +1.40

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 28% of the model's distribution.

AFC Ajax clean sheet
23%
AFC Ajax 2+ goals
70%
Under 2.5 goals
27%
Both teams to score: no
28%

Most likely scorelines

1:2
10.4%
1:1
9.2%
1:3
8.2%
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Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Willem II Tilburg sample
7 matches
AFC Ajax sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Willem II Tilburg
4 matches
Away xG sample · AFC Ajax
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

Warnings

  • Willem II Tilburg has only 7 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.